2016 in Nauru

Events in the year 2016 in Nauru.

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See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Nauruan history

Incumbents

• President
  • Baron Waqa
• Speaker of Parliament
  • Ludwig Scotty (until 13 July)
  • Cyril Buraman (after 13 July)

Events

• 4 February - Lucina Detsiogo is crowned Miss Nauru 2016.^[1]
• 8 April - Nauruan Ambassador to Taiwan Ludwig Keke is awarded by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou with the Order of Brilliant Star.^[2]
• 13 May - Nauru holds its first citizenship ceremony, in which 35 people gain Nauruan citizenship.^[3]
• 27 May - Parliament passes a bill replacing their criminal code, and in doing so decriminalises homosexuality and suicide, and outlaws marital rape, among several other things.^[4]
• 9 July - Parliamentary elections are held, with President Waqa being re-elected.^[5]
• 10 July - MP Roland Kun flees Nauru to New Zealand after alleged involvement in capital protest in 2015.^[6]
• 11 July - The parliamentary election in the Aiwo Constituency are held, following a legal dispute, resulting in the elections of Milton Dube and Aaron Cook.^[7]
• 13 July - Cyril Buraman is elected speaker by the parliament.^[7]
• 15 July - The new cabinet of Nauru is sworn in.^[8]
• 27 July - President Tsai Ing-wen receives ambassador from Nauru to Taiwan Chitra Jeremaih.^[9]
• 12 November - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces that Australia and the United States have made a one-off resettlement agreement regarding refugees held in Nauru and Manus Island.^[10]

Deaths

• 29 September - Joni Madraiwiwi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nauru (2014–2016), in Suva, Fiji^[11]
• 8 December - Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician, MP, government minister, and former Speaker of Parliament, in Moscow, Russia^[12]

References

1. "Miss Nauru 2016 crowned". Loop Nauru. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
2. "Amb Keke receives Taiwan medal for contributions to bilateral relations" (PDF). Nauru Bulletin (5): 6. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022.
3. "Nauru conducts first citizenship ceremony". Loop Nauru. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. Doherty, Ben (28 May 2016). "Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
5. "Nauru election: President Baron Waqa re-elected as voting in Aiwo constituency postponed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
6. "Roland Kun flees Nauru with NZ passport". Radio New Zealand. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. "Returning Nauru Govt promises more stability". Radio New Zealand. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
8. "Nauru cabinet sworn in". Loop Nauru. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
9. "Taiwan President Meets Nauru Ambassador". 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
10. Anderson, Stephanie; Keany, Francis (12 November 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Dutton announce refugee resettlement deal with US". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
11. Fraenkel, Jon (4 December 2016). "Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi". The Journal of Pacific History. 51 (4): 447–450. doi:10.1080/00223344.2016.1260085. S2CID 164604381. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
12. "Nauru's Minister for Health passes away". Loop Nauru. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.